Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-24
The Democratic County Con
ventiOn.

VenU1On-
The Democratic County Delegate
Convention met at the Court House in
Philhpsburg, Saturday, September II,
and was called 10 order by c. W. Biek-
ford. Chairman Of the County Com
mittee. A temporary organization was
effected by electing 7. F. Redmon. OF
Logan, Chairman and Charles Ernst.
Secretary.
The proper committees were appoint
ed when C. NJ. Cole was elected perma-
nent Chairman and F. d. Seeley, Sec.
The Committee on resolutions con
sisted Of C.. N. Cole, T. D. Seeley,
Vim. Post, Frank Mckay and Mr..
Moses. Frank Mckay made the report
of the committee on resolutions.
The resolutions and platform are
quite lengthy and contain nothing start
ling or new. We shall take occasion
hereafter probably to discuss them.
We call attention to one inconsistency
now. They arraign the Republicans
for failing to reduce the existing tariff,
when it is well known that all tariff leg
islatiou must, under the Constitution
originate in the House of Representa-
tiYes. The Democratic party has had
majority Of the House for many years,
and IS responsible for any lack Of re-
form in that matter. Congressman
Randall and other, eastern Democrats
have for years succeeded in choking to
death every attempt made to bring
| about a reduction of the tariff. The
/ fact is that eastern Democrats as well
as eastern Republicans, favor a Protec-
tive tariff, and the Convention last
Saturday states an untruth, when it at
tempts To teach the people that Repub
licans alone are responsible for moi
/ passing a law for the reduction of the
tariff. 1t is best to be honest in these
matters-to tell the truth whether i
hurts or helps the party.
Nominations being in order a ballot
was taken for Treasurer. After an in,
formal ballot, Mr.. Baker from Kirwin
got the floor and made a stirring speech
against Allen Sanford the nominee fol
Treasurer by the Union Labor party
Mr.. Baker, holding copy Of the UniOr
Labor Platform in his hand, declared
that that platform was Infamous
that it violently denounced the Demo
cratic party and he would not supper
Allen Sanford or any other man WIN,
had been put forward by the Union La
Dor party and who endorsed that plat
fora. Sanford was defeated, and thu
straight Democrats looked like the
had achieved a victory, but their tri
umph was of short duration. The con
ventiOn proceeded to endorse NJ. w
Watson, Charles Ernst and Jacob Pop
pen, the Union Labor candidates, thu
showing clearly that the Fusionists hat
control Of the convention and wer
, carrying ont the programme previOusl
, fixed mp and agreed on.
Mr.. Rhodes, from Dayton, made a
earnest speech against the nOminatiO
3 of MIR. Poppen, but it did no good; tn
j cut and dried plan was to nominal
+ POppen and Poppen it had to be.
- The outward appearances did not il
, dica.e the real feeling of many del
+ gates. Col. w. C. DonCarlos, of Ki
b win, one of the old Democratic who
It horses, was not pleased with the fusio
d and remarked that democrats wei
not bound to support the ticket nom
mated, =" and such was the feeling
- other straight Democrats.
l. It's pretty generally understood tn
It the work of the conYention was not Il
E work of the masses of the Democrat
n party, but of a few leaders.